After Sam Bankman-Fried’s fall from grace, it seemed like the crypto industry was on the ropes. But this election season, it’s becoming a potent political player — and both parties seem to want its support. Marisa talks about the state of play with Zeke Faux, an investigative reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek and author of “Number Go Up: Inside Crypto’s Wild Rise and Staggering Fall.”
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How the Crypto Industry is Influencing the 2024 Election
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NASHVILLE, TN - Donald Trump reacts at the 2024 Bitcoin Conference in Nashville, TN. (Photo by Johnnie Izquierdo for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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